Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Starbucks (Singapore) Cherry Blossom

Tipped off by a reader that the Starbucks in Singapore also carries the Sakura/Cherry Blossom range, I headed down to the Starbucks in Holland Village first thing this morning. Turns out that we got some of the same items as Japan, such as the clear transparent plastic tumbler, but we got a different cherry blossom design for the hot drinks tumbler. We also got a different sakura bear from the one available in Japan. This furry friend is going to asiyakei in Canada :-) My small collection of Starbucks tumblers. The blue wintery one on the left was released in December 2009 while the orange sakura one on the right was purchased back in 2006. There was also a bright red tiger print tumbler for Chinese New Year but think it's sold out already. The Singapore version may not be as colourful as the Japan version but it has lovely details like the metallic finishing on the sakura tree in the print. What's cute about this design is that there are pink hearts and sakura flowers printed on the external surface of the tumbler which makes them look like they are floating around the sakura trees :-)

hi Lovedust,I haven't seen the Valentine 2010 collection! Starbucks seems to introduce new designs very frequently.

hi Sheila,I was very surprised that we got the sakura collection too. It's a pity that these are more widely available. But you also have access to many brands that we in Singapore don't, like Lush!

Hi Charissa,the baby blue/pink tumbler is S$14.90.

hi Stella,Yes, I actually use the tumblers daily for drinks throughout the day, starting with my morning coffee :-) They are a bit of a pain to wash though as the mouth is a bit narrow. In Singapore, you get a free drink with each purchase of a tumbler, so that really helps to make the tumbler seem more affordable as Starbucks drinks range from S$6-S$7 over here.

Hi, I didn't know that we get a free drink with purchase of a tumbler here!! I bought two tumblers before but wasn't aware of this promotion. Do we have to claim the drink on the spot or is there a voucher issued with the Tumbler purchase for use at our next visit?

hi,You can get the free drink on the spot (that's what I usually do). Otherwise, I think they will give you a voucher to be used on your next visit. But do note that the free drink offer is not applicable to all the tumblers. For example, the clear transparent water tumbler with the sakura print does not come with a free drink, but the hot drink tumblers (baby blue/pink) do.

I had also just bought it from KL on Monday when I went to Starbucks for coffee!! Thought those will be japan exclusive, although the design is slightly different from the 1 in Japan, but this is also lovely!!

Hey AhCapp,I also started using mine today :-) It brightens up my desk too (amid all the rising piles of work) :-)

Hi Lin,You can find the sakura tumblers at all Starbucks outlets. I saw it at the Tanglin Mall outlet today too.

hi,I haven't encountered any leaking into the printed picture but the tumbler itself is not leak-proof in terms of the cap (but this is stated in the small card that comes inside each tumbler), i.e. even if you screw the cap on and close the flap, the liquid may leak out.

Aww, so sorry to hear that you can't find the tumblers. Looks like these are really selling fast. I passed by the Liat Towers Starbucks today and it didn't look like they had any as well but I didn't go inside the store to check.

I managed to buy the last one at one of the outlets. But no one told me about the free drink or coupon. So dishonest! And bad CS too, cos the guy was rather rough with my tumbler. Gonna claim from Starbucks and tks for lettin everyone know of the free drink. :)

There's also two other tiger print tumblers for Chinese New Year. One's a dark brown with the character for "tiger" and a tiger's tail on it. The other is orange with a print of lanterns, including a little tiny tiger lantern.